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The Role of the Masses in the Collapse of the GDR

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  • © 2000

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Authors:
  1. Jonathan Grix

    1. Institute for German Studies, Birmingham, UK

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Part of the book series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies (NPG)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: The Collapse of the GDR; the Role of the Masses

    1. Introduction

      • Jonathan Grix
      Pages 1-5

  3. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Approaches to the GDR’s Collapse

      • Jonathan Grix
      Pages 9-26

    3. Exit and Voice in Historical Context

      • Jonathan Grix
      Pages 27-41

  4. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. Schwerin

      • Jonathan Grix
      Pages 45-71

    3. Exit in Schwerin

      • Jonathan Grix
      Pages 72-98

    4. The Wende in Schwerin

      • Jonathan Grix
      Pages 99-123

  5. Part III

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    2. Conclusions

      • Jonathan Grix
      Pages 127-157

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 158-213
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This book examines the role of the masses in the collapse of the East German regime and state in 1989 in the northern district of Schwerin. It shows the extent to which citizens of the GDR dictatorship were instrumental in their state's demise. The 'bottom-up' approach employed, in contrast to the study of power wielding elites and 'opposition', explores the shift in mood and behaviour of citizens which brought about the internal collapse of the state.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute for German Studies, Birmingham, UK

    Jonathan Grix

About the author

JONATHAN GRIX is a Lecturer at the Institute for German Studies, Birmingham. His recent publications include, East Germany: Continuity and Change, with Paul Cooke (1999), and the following articles, Civil Society in East Germany pre and post-1989 (1999), The German Democratic Republic, with Julie Smith (1999), and Competing Approaches to the Collapse of the GDR: 'Top-Down' vs 'Bottom -Up' (1998).

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